Alibaba’s PolarDB is a new-generation, cloud-native relational database service. It decouples computing from storage, providing auto-scaling, high performance, and mass storage.
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Alibaba’s PolarDB is a new-generation, cloud-native relational database service. It decouples computing from storage, providing auto-scaling, high performance, and mass storage. PolarDB is fully compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL, and highly compatible with Oracle. It offers three engines: PolarDB for MySQL, PolarDB for PostgreSQL, and PolarDB for Xscale. This service is secure, reliable, and has been proven effective through years of best practices in Double 11 events.
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Exam Question
Single answer1.Which of the following PolarDB MySQL versions has the most rich functionalities?
A. 8 ✔
B. 5.7
C. 5.6
B. 5.7
C. 5.6
Single answer
2.Which of the following PolarDB MySQL versions is the most stable?
A. 8
B. 5.7
C. 5.6 ✔
B. 5.7
C. 5.6 ✔
Single answer
3.Which of the following is the algorithm PolarDB uses to gain data consistency in PolarStore?
A. Gossip
B. Paxos
C. Zoo Keeper
D. Parallel Raft ✔
B. Paxos
C. Zoo Keeper
D. Parallel Raft ✔
Single answer
4.What is the networking technology PolarDB uses to provide high speed connection between computing nodes and shared storage?
A. CDMA
B. HDMA
C. RDMA ✔
D. FDMA
B. HDMA
C. RDMA ✔
D. FDMA
True/False
5.PolarDB provides a separate buffer pool so that it can gain extreme speed to restart or recover an instance.
True
False ✔
False ✔
True/False
6.By refactoring InnoDB's AIO system, PolarDB can adapt to high-bandwidth Polar File System and PolarStore so that AIO performance get approved at a higher rate.
True ✔
False
False
True/False
7.PolarDB supports "Fast DDL" so that with highly optimized parallel merge sort, big table's DDL latency can be reduced to 1/13 of original time.
True ✔
False
False
True/False
8.PolarDB supports "Single Table Recovery" function which can support recovery based on time point.
True ✔
False
False
True/False
9.PolarDB supports Database Full Encryption which means Data is encrypted end-to-end and the database does not use any visible data typed by user during operations.
True ✔
False
False
Multiple answers
10.Which of the following are MySQL versions does PolarDB support? (Number of Correct Answers: 3)
A. 5.6 ✔
B. 5.7 ✔
C. 5.8
D. 8 ✔
B. 5.7 ✔
C. 5.8
D. 8 ✔
Multiple answers
11.Which of the following benefits can be gained from using Alibaba Cloud PolarDB 'Shared Storage' architecture? (Number of Correct Answers: 3)
A. When Primary node is not available, Replica node can be upgraded to Primary
node in 20 seconds ✔
B. Physical backup has a very low latency ✔
C. PolarStore makes 3 replicas of data so that data reliability is guaranteed ✔
D. Adding new computing nodes won't incur an extra storage expense
B. Physical backup has a very low latency ✔
C. PolarStore makes 3 replicas of data so that data reliability is guaranteed ✔
D. Adding new computing nodes won't incur an extra storage expense
Multiple answers
12.Which of the following capabilities are included in PolarDB Database Full Encryption Technology? (Number of Correct Answers: 3)
A. Data is not visible ✔
B. Data is processable ✔
C. When work with DTS or DBS, plain text Is needed ✔
D. Cross-Platform dense computing power
B. Data is processable ✔
C. When work with DTS or DBS, plain text Is needed ✔
D. Cross-Platform dense computing power
Multiple answers
13.Why is PolarDB considered as a "Global Database"? (Number of Correct Answers: 3)
A. It supports data cross region synchronization and disaster recovery ✔
B. Read accelerate by reading the nearest node ✔
C. Can write to multi-zones and regions ✔
D. Available in each Alibaba Cloud region
B. Read accelerate by reading the nearest node ✔
C. Can write to multi-zones and regions ✔
D. Available in each Alibaba Cloud region
Multiple answers
14.Which of the following are the new features does PolarDB provide? (Number of Correct Answers: 4)
A. Hash Join Optimization ✔
B. Fast Write Lock
C. Execution Plan Management ✔
D. Fast Query Cache
E. Transaction System Optimization ✔
B. Fast Write Lock
C. Execution Plan Management ✔
D. Fast Query Cache
E. Transaction System Optimization ✔
Multiple answers
15.Which of the following are special specs of Alibaba Cloud PolarDB General Version? (Number of Correct Answers: 3)
A. Only one computing node
B. 3 data replicas ✔
C. Availability SLA: 99.95% ✔
D. Support Read-Write splitting ✔
B. 3 data replicas ✔
C. Availability SLA: 99.95% ✔
D. Support Read-Write splitting ✔